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Heraclius

Heraclius (Greek: Ἡράκλειος, romanized: Hērákleios, Arabic: هِرَقْل, romanized: Hiraql; c. 575 – 11 February 641) was Byzantine emperor from 610 to 641. His rise to power began in 608, when he and his father, Heraclius the Elder, the Exarch of Africa, led a revolt against the unpopular emperor Phocas.

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Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628

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Born
c. 575 Cappadocia, Byzantine Empire
Co-emperors
Constantine (613–641) · Heraclonas (638–641)
Died
11 February 641 (aged 66) Constantinople, Byzantine Empire
Dynasty
Heraclian
Father
Heraclius the Elder
Issue more...
Eudoxia Epiphania · Heraclius Constantine · Heraclonas · David Tiberius · John Athalarichos (illegitimate)

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related to Origins and early life · 34
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related to Legacy · 20
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HeracliusBornc. 575 Cappadocia, Byzantine Empire1.00infobox
HeracliusCo-emperorsConstantine (613–641)1.00infobox
HeracliusCo-emperorsHeraclonas (638–641)1.00infobox
HeracliusDied11 February 641 (aged 66) Constantinople, Byzantine Empire1.00infobox
HeracliusDynastyHeraclian1.00infobox
HeracliusFatherHeraclius the Elder1.00infobox
HeracliusIssue more...Eudoxia Epiphania1.00infobox
HeracliusIssue more...Heraclius Constantine1.00infobox
HeracliusIssue more...Heraclonas1.00infobox
HeracliusIssue more...David Tiberius1.00infobox
HeracliusIssue more...John Athalarichos (illegitimate)1.00infobox
HeracliusMotherEpiphania1.00infobox
HeracliusPredecessorPhocas1.00infobox
HeracliusRegnal nameRegnal nameLatin: Imperator Caesar Flavius Heraclius Augustus Greek: Αὐτοκράτωρ καῖσαρ Φλάβιος Ἡράκλειος αὐγουστος[a]1.00infobox
HeracliusReign5 October 610 – 11 February 6411.00infobox
HeracliusReligionChalcedonian Christianity1.00infobox
HeracliusReligionMonothelitism1.00infobox
HeracliusSpouseEudokia1.00infobox
HeracliusSpouseMartina1.00infobox
HeracliusSuccessorHeraclius Constantine1.00infobox
HeracliusSuccessorHeraclonas1.00infobox
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